diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -246,11 +246,6 @@
         qputenv("QT_ENABLE_REGEXP_JIT", "0");
     }
 
-    Kdelibs4ConfigMigrator migrator(QStringLiteral("kdevelop"));
-    migrator.setConfigFiles({QStringLiteral("kdeveloprc")});
-    migrator.setUiFiles({QStringLiteral("kdevelopui.rc")});
-    migrator.migrate();
-
     // Don't show any debug output by default.
     // If you need to enable additional logging for debugging use a rules file
     // as explained in the QLoggingCategory documentation:
@@ -365,6 +360,11 @@
 
     KDevelopApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+    Kdelibs4ConfigMigrator migrator(QStringLiteral("kdevelop"));
+    migrator.setConfigFiles({QStringLiteral("kdeveloprc")});
+    migrator.setUiFiles({QStringLiteral("kdevelopui.rc")});
+    migrator.migrate();
+
     // High DPI support
     app.setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps, true);